Deltaville Ballpark reps seek historic Middlesex baseball photos, uniforms

Deltaville Ballpark is spearheading an effort to collect copies of photographs for all periods of baseball in Middlesex County.

As players from the early and mid-20th century are disappearing from the community, Middlesex residents’ help is needed to preserve the priceless history of baseball in Middlesex to ensure the stories are never forgotten. The ballpark is seeking to collect information on any teams that played in Middlesex, including the Deltaville, Syringa, Urbanna, and Church View youth teams, Middlesex High School teams, American Legion, Deltaville Deltas, Middlesex Blue Sox, Middle Peninsula Mariners, and any other organized baseball teams from Middlesex from any point in history. The photographs will be available online, and many may be reproduced for a future historical display at Deltaville ballpark.

The ballpark is also interested in stories, recollections, and general history of many of these past teams that no longer exist.

If you have old photographs, newspapers, uniforms, or even film, email deltavilleballpark@deltavilleva.com, and ballpark reps can arrange to have digital scans made and promptly returned to you.